THEMIS-D: Search Coil Magnetometer Data at 1/8s to 1/8192s Resolution

THEMIS-D satellite search coil magnetometer (SCM) magnetic field measurements from NASA. The dataset includes three telemetry modes: FAST SURVEY at 1/8 second resolution, PARTICLE BURST at 1/128 second resolution, and WAVE BURST at 1/8192 second resolution. Sensor and electronics design was provided by LPP, Roux and Le Contel.

Use Cases

• Analyze magnetospheric wave activity based on high-resolution magnetic field waveforms.
• Study particle burst events based on 1/128 second time resolution data.
• Investigate wave burst phenomena based on 1/8192 second time resolution data.
• Process and compare different telemetry modes (FAST SURVEY, PARTICLE BURST, WAVE BURST) for multi-scale analysis.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct time resolutions (1/8s, 1/128s, 1/8192s) for multi-scale analysis.
• Includes specific telemetry modes (FAST SURVEY, PARTICLE BURST, WAVE BURST) with defined sampling rates.
• Data originates from the NASA THEMIS-D satellite mission, an authoritative source for space physics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is stored in BIN format, which may require specialized tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Measurements from the Search Coil Magnetometer (SCM) instrument on the THEMIS-D satellite.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:32:03.700901; freshness should be verified.

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